Emergency Medicine San Diego Medical Center - Faculty

Matthew Silver, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director

Matthew Silver, MD, FACEP
Residency Program Director

Residency Training

Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Educational Technology/Web Development, Clinical Reasoning, Patient Experience, Communication/Collegiality, teaching about anything you cant read in a book.

How I Thrive

Skiing (on the West Coast), Mountain Biking, Taking care of my 20 pound puppy ‘Norman’. Living vicariously through his two kids.

Adam Schwartz, MD, MS
Chief/Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine

Adam Schwartz, MD, MS
Chief/Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine

Residency Training

Maricopa Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Management of Clinical Information--Big Data, ED operations, Low-risk chest pain

How I Thrive

Basketball, Tennis, Fitness, All things 'water', Modern architecture, Cars, Taking care of my 100 pound puppy 'Gus'

William Krauss, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director

William Krauss, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director

Residency Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR)

Clinical Interests

Acute Pain Management

How I Thrive

Surfing, Swimming, Fishing, Enjoying Southern California with my wife and kids

Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP
Associate Program Director

Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP
Associate Program Director

Residency Training

UC Davis Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Airway management, resuscitation, public health/epidemiology

How I Thrive

Golf, fly fishing, photography

Donald Mebust, MD
Clerkship Director

Donald Mebust, MD
Clerkship Director

Medical School

UCLA Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Medical education

How I Thrive

Hiking, Surfing, Softball, Jogging and raising my family

Stephanie Diebold, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director

Stephanie Diebold, MD
Assistant Clerkship Director

Residency Training

Denver Health

Clinical Interests

Med Ed Education, Innovative didactics development, Medical Documentation, Patient Communication, Practice Efficiency

How I Thrive

Running, surfing, yoga, biking (road and mountain), paddle boarding, swimming, cooking, baking, gardening, DIY projects

Jeff Lapoint, DO
Director of Medical Toxicology

Jeff Lapoint, DO
Director of Medical Toxicology

Residency Training

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Fellowship Training

Toxicology, NYC Poison Control Center/Bellevue

Clinical Interests

Technology in medical education, emerging drugs of abuse, envenomations

How I Thrive

Surfing and photography

Dasia Esener, MD, MS
Ultrasound Fellowship Director

Dasia Esener, MD, MS
Ultrasound Fellowship Director

Residency Training

Baystate Medical Center Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Training

Emergency Ultrasound, Baystate Medical Center

Clinical Interests

Nerve blocks, TEE, ultrasound gel and sound waves

How I Thrive

I love dogs, travel, and pretty much doing whatever it is that my kids' schedule dictate I must be doing at any given time

Brent Lorenzen, MD, MA
Director of Research & PI

Brent Lorenzen, MD, MA
Director of Research & PI

Residency Training

Carolinas Medical Center

Fellowship Training

University of Az. Clinical Informatics Fellow

Clinical Interests

Informatics, Evidence Based Medicine, Medical Decision Making

How I Thrive

Skiing, Swimming, Outdoors, Travel

Chelsea Tafoya, MD
Assistant Director of Research and PI

Chelsea Tafoya, MD
Assistant Director of Research and PI

Residency Training

Highland/ Alameda Health System

Clinical Interests

Research, QI, global health and disparities

How I Thrive

Travel, running, cycling, yoga, gardening, cooking/baking, home improvement projects, exploring tidepools with my kids

Katy Welker, MD
Faculty Advisor, Toxicology Rotation Director

Katy Welker, MD
Faculty Advisor, Toxicology Rotation Director

Residency Training

Medical College of Wisconsin

Fellowship Training

Toxikon Consortium (Cook County / University of Illinois / Illinois Poison Center)

Clinical Interests

Toxicology and opioid use disorder, also, pimple popping :)

How I Thrive

pimple popping :), sleep, kids, dogs, traveling (with kids), hiking

Vanessa Hsieh-Park, MD
Faculty Advisor, Director of Resident QI

Vanessa Hsieh-Park, MD
Faculty Advisor, Director of Resident QI

Residency Training

UCLA/ Olive View-UCLA Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

QI/ peer review, resource management (especially radiology), mentoring, Women in EM, patient care experience

How I Thrive

Travel, skiing, hiking, ski and soccer mom to 2 teenage boys, non-medical nonprofit work

Charles Chiang, MD
Director Simulation Labs, SCPMG Regional ED Coding Champion

Charles Chiang, MD
Director Simulation Labs, SCPMG Regional ED Coding Champion

Residency Training

USC/LA County Emergency Medicine

Clinical Interests

Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Hyperrealistic Simulation, Resident Finance

How I Thrive

Family, Volleyball

Christina Matulis, MD
Assistant Director of Simulation

Christina Matulis, MD
Assistant Director of Simulation

Residency Training

Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

Fellowship Training

Simulation Fellowship, Yale, University/Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation

Clinical Interests

Simulation, innovative medical education, interprofessional team- based training, mentorship

How I Thrive

running, reading, soaking up year-round beach weather

Jon Van De Leuv, MD
Faculty Advisor

Jon Van De Leuv, MD
Faculty Advisor

Residency Training

NYU/Bellevue, New York City

Clinical Interests

quality, mentorship

How I Thrive

hiking, scuba, travel, golf

Kristel Choy, MD, MS
Faculty Advisor

Kristel Choy, MD, MS
Faculty Advisor

Residency Training

Kaiser Permanente, San Diego

Clinical Interests

Medical Education, Women in Medicine

How I Thrive

Tacos and finding other delicious things to eat that aren't just tacos. Cooking both tacos and non taco foods :). Picking up heavy things just to put them back down again (although with less fervor than pre-residency days). And of course, maintaining the illustrious KPEM Dog Page!

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